Dare County, located in northeastern North Carolina along the Atlantic seaboard, was formed from Currituck, Tyrrell, and Hyde Counties in 1870. It was named in honor of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America. The county contains Roanoke Island, much of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and approximately 85 miles of continuous coastline (the longest of any North Carolina county). Communities in the county include Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Southern Shores, and Wanchese. The county seat, Manteo, was named for a local Indian chief who aided the Roanoke Island colony and was taken to England in 1584 by men in the service of Sir Walter Raleigh.

Dare County was originally inhabited by Native Americans of the Croatoan, or Hatteras, tribe. The first English attempts to establish a colony in the New World took place on Roanoke Island in the 1580s. The island was the site of several failed attempts by the English, the last and largest being the so-called Lost Colony of 1587. English colonists eventually were able to settle the region, but the population remained small throughout the eighteenth century.

The county is the site of the first heavier-than-air flight, which took place on 17 Dec. 1903. Ohio natives Orville and Wilbur Wright first flew at what is now known as Kill Devil Hills, though newspapers mistakenly reported that the flight took place at Kitty Hawk, from which Orville Wright had dispatched a telegram home. The centennial celebration in 2003 was a landmark event for Dare County and the entire state.

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That's a very good question. The Outer Banks are known today as a great location for tourists and vacationing, so many people are invovled in jobs that involve travel and tourism. Still, there are many other jobs.